Articles from the June 21, 2018 edition
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Senior tax exemption approval continues
With discussion continuing on the amount of the rebate to be distributed to low-income seniors...
Big, dark eyes
A harbor seal and her pup haul out on the ice at LeConte Bay on Monday on a warm and sunny...
Rates remain the same in new SEAPA budget
Meeting in Wrangell this week, board members with Southeast Alaska Power Agency approved a...
Yesterday's News
June 21, 1918 Assistant District Attorney Regan visited in town while the City of Seattle was in port. He stated that he noted with pleasure the clean...
Borough Assembly evaluates manager
The Borough Assembly and Mayor evaluated the manager's job performance and generally agreed he...
COMMENTARY: Manager responds to evaluation process
In response to my annual performance appraisal, I would like to offer some commentary. First, thank you to the Assembly, the Department Heads and the...
Triem intends to submit trust fund accounting
Petersburg attorney Fred Triem intends to reply to an order from Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez to render a full accounting of the Hanson Class T...
Icicle Seafoods brings Julianne Curry onboard as Public Affairs Manager
Icicle Seafoods, Inc. reports that Julianne Curry, a fourth-generation family fisherman and...
Assembly names Kerr new Police Chief
The Petersburg Borough Assembly concurred with the manager's selection of James Kerr to be...
Police Report
June 13 — AST was notified of a deer hit by a vehicle at Blind River Rapids. June 14 — A stolen bicycle was later found to have been borrowed by a f...
Petersburg Fishing Report
King Salmon Additional marine waters in the Petersburg and Wrangell area are now open to the harvest of king salmon beginning June 15. In these areas...
Local student takes third in statewide competition
Nine year old Grace Morrison is no stranger to the spotlight. She regularly gets perfect attendance...
Parts of southeast Alaska experience drought conditions
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Parts of southeast Alaska are experiencing drought conditions following a winter and spring with lackluster snowfall and rain, a...
SEARHC confirms affiliation with Wrangell on hospital
WRANGELL — In a press release last Friday, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium ann...
First bears
The Kerr brothers both shot black bears on Mitkof Island last month. Kaleb's bear scored 16-14/16"...
Roost view
A view of the Sukoi Islands and the Coastal Mountain range as viewed from the Raven's Roost...
Cruise ship company pushes to expand Alaska tourism season
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —Gov. Bill Walker has signed into law state spending bills, rejecting funding for a south-central Alaska bridge project and a V...
Obituary: Kevin Nicholas Volk
Kevin Nicholas Volk passed away at Petersburg Medical Center on June 15 2018, from complications... Full story
Alaska official floats idea of taxing pot based on THC
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska official floated the idea of taxing the state's legal marijuana industry based on the ingredient that produces a h...
District 35 candidates preparing for upcoming elections
With the legislative season wrapping up in May, candidates for Alaska's primaries and general...
China to add additional 25% tariff on seafood imports
Shockwaves rocked the Alaska seafood industry when China announced on Friday that it will add an additional 25 percent tariff on seafood imports...
Black bear cub mortally injured by illegal wolf trap
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau man could face criminal charges after one of his wolf traps mortally wounded a black bear cub, Alaska State Troopers s...
Alaska officials hope to avoid confusion over new vote-by-mail system in 2018
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials with the state and with Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, hope to avoid any confusion about voting in this year’s prim...
Bakos film wins four Awards of Excellence
Filmmaker Kelly Bakos of Petersburg, Alaska has won four prestigious Awards of Excellence from The...
